[prog] APIs for dummies?

[Michelle Murrain]

Hamster said:
> So all you need to do is write the function file, and document each 
> function and the variables that need to be passed into and, what it 
> spews out at the end.

And then Tricia said:

> You might want to try converting your already existing Perl programs 
> to Perl modules  so that other developers can access them. Perl 
> modules can be thought of as Perl's api. Converting existing Perl code
>to Perl modules will allow you create a framework/enforce rules for how
> code is written. See 
>http://www.slac.stanford.edu/grp/scs/net/talk/perl-modules_files/frame.html> for a quick overview, to see if this is a fit for what you're trying 
> to do.

And I say:

Sounds like what I need is Computer Science Vocabulary for Dummies. Both
of these are exactly what I'm doing. :-) Thanks!!

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